21
Michael Cooper
Los Angeles Lakers
Number
#21
Position
G
Age
70
Height
6-7
Weight
170LBS
Draft
1978 R3
Pick 60
Nationality
USA
Born
Apr 15, 1956
College / Team
New Mexico
G
Los Angeles Lakers
1981-82
PTS11.9
REB3.5
AST3.0
1981 Schedule
All Games
vs
PHI
W
16PTS
2REB
5AST
@
PHI
L
18PTS
3REB
4AST
vs
PHI
W
6PTS
6REB
2AST
vs
PHI
W
12PTS
5REB
3AST
@
PHI
L
11PTS
7REB
3AST
@
PHI
W
17PTS
5REB
5AST
@
SAS
SAS
W
10PTS
2REB
7AST
@
SAS
SAS
W
12PTS
3REB
5AST
vs
SAS
SAS
W
12PTS
6REB
4AST
vs
SAS
SAS
W
10PTS
6REB
11AST
@
PHX
PHX
W
11PTS
3REB
1AST
@
PHX
PHX
W
13PTS
4REB
1AST
vs
PHX
PHX
W
16PTS
6REB
6AST
vs
PHX
PHX
W
2PTS
3REB
5AST
@
PHX
PHX
W
6PTS
2REB
3AST
vs
GSW
GSW
W
14PTS
4REB
8AST
vs
UTA
UTA
W
6PTS
4REB
5AST
@
GSW
GSW
L
9PTS
5REB
5AST
vs
OKC
OKC
W
8PTS
1REB
2AST
vs
DEN
DEN
W
10PTS
5REB
3AST
Career Trajectory
Michael
Cooper
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |
LAL
|
4 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.2 | 3.0 | 75.0% | 1.6% |
| 1979 |
LAL
|
82 | 24.1 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 52.4% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 25.0% | 1.4 | 1.7 | 77.6% | 56.3% |
| 1980 |
LAL
|
81 | 32.4 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 49.1% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 21.1% | 1.4 | 1.8 | 78.5% | 53.0% |
| 1981 |
LAL
|
76 | 28.9 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 9.8 | 51.7% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 15.4% | 1.8 | 2.2 | 81.3% | 55.6% |
| 1982 |
LAL
|
82 | 26.1 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 53.5% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 23.8% | 1.2 | 1.6 | 78.5% | 57.7% |
| 1982 |
WAS
|
3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 | 2.0 | 66.7% | 57.9% |
| 1982 |
LAC
|
9 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 52.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.2 | 2.0 | 61.1% | 55.2% |
| 1982 | TOT | 94 | 22.8 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 53.4% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 23.8% | 1.2 | 1.6 | 76.0% | 57.4% |
| 1983 |
LAL
|
82 | 29.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 49.7% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 31.4% | 1.9 | 2.3 | 83.8% | 58.6% |
| 1984 |
LAL
|
82 | 26.7 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 46.5% | 0.4 | 1.5 | 28.5% | 1.4 | 1.6 | 86.5% | 53.9% |
| 1985 |
LAL
|
82 | 27.7 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 45.2% | 0.8 | 2.0 | 38.7% | 1.8 | 2.1 | 86.5% | 55.7% |
| 1986 |
LAL
|
82 | 27.5 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 43.8% | 1.1 | 2.8 | 38.5% | 1.5 | 1.8 | 85.7% | 53.6% |
| 1987 |
LAL
|
61 | 29.4 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 39.2% | 0.9 | 2.9 | 32.0% | 1.6 | 1.9 | 85.8% | 50.0% |
| 1988 |
LAL
|
80 | 24.3 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 43.1% | 1.0 | 2.6 | 38.1% | 1.0 | 1.2 | 87.1% | 54.9% |
| 1989 |
LAL
|
80 | 23.1 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 38.7% | 0.6 | 2.0 | 31.8% | 1.0 | 1.2 | 88.3% | 48.2% |
| Career | 886 | 26.7 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 47.1% | 0.5 | 1.4 | 34.1% | 1.5 | 1.8 | 82.9% | 54.6% | |
| 1979 |
LAL
|
16 | 29.0 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 40.7% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 1.9 | 2.2 | 86.1% | 46.5% |
| 1980 |
LAL
|
3 | 34.0 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 55.0% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 3.3 | 4.7 | 71.4% | 61.2% |
| 1981 |
LAL
|
14 | 27.4 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 56.5% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50.0% | 1.8 | 2.4 | 73.5% | 59.7% |
| 1982 |
LAL
|
15 | 30.2 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 46.5% | 0.1 | 0.5 | 14.3% | 2.3 | 2.7 | 82.9% | 53.4% |
| 1983 |
LAL
|
21 | 34.4 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 46.1% | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33.3% | 2.4 | 3.0 | 80.6% | 54.5% |
| 1984 |
LAL
|
19 | 26.4 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 56.3% | 0.4 | 1.4 | 30.8% | 2.5 | 2.7 | 92.3% | 66.5% |
| 1985 |
LAL
|
14 | 30.1 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 47.0% | 1.4 | 2.9 | 46.3% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 81.8% | 56.7% |
| 1986 |
LAL
|
17 | 28.6 | 13.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 9.1 | 48.7% | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 2.4 | 2.7 | 87.0% | 64.3% |
| 1987 |
LAL
|
24 | 24.5 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 41.2% | 1.0 | 2.6 | 40.3% | 0.8 | 1.1 | 74.1% | 53.5% |
| 1988 |
LAL
|
15 | 27.6 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 41.6% | 1.4 | 3.7 | 38.2% | 1.3 | 1.6 | 83.3% | 57.8% |
| 1989 |
LAL
|
9 | 19.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 28.6% | 0.3 | 1.3 | 25.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 32.9% |
| Career | 167 | 28.2 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 46.8% | 0.7 | 1.9 | 39.5% | 1.7 | 2.1 | 82.7% | 56.4% |
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Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
FGA
Career Totals
#586
OF 4,962
Points
7,835
#665
OF 4,962
Rebounds
2,768
#158
OF 4,962
Assists
3,665
#200
OF 4,962
Steals
932
#284
OF 4,962
Blocks
486
#503
OF 4,962
3-Pointers
428
#292
OF 4,962
Games
886
#330
OF 4,962
Minutes
1,417,920
#561
OF 4,962
Field Goals
3,055
#661
OF 4,962
Free Throws
1,297
#349
OF 4,962
Turnovers
1,308
#254
OF 4,962
Fouls
2,328
Per Game Averages
#1173
OF 4,962
PPG
8.8
#1432
OF 4,962
RPG
3.1
#235
OF 4,962
APG
4.1
#317
OF 4,962
SPG
1.1
#574
OF 4,962
BPG
0.6
#587
OF 4,962
MPG
26.7
#619
OF 4,962
TOV/G
1.5
Efficiency & Percentages
#1333
OF 4,962
FG%
47.1%
#865
OF 4,962
3PT%
34.1%
#371
OF 4,962
FT%
82.9%
#1269
OF 4,962
True Shooting
54.6%
Career Totals
#18
OF 514
Points
7,760
#20
OF 514
Rebounds
2,768
#6
OF 514
Assists
3,665
#6
OF 514
Steals
932
#10
OF 514
Blocks
486
#13
OF 514
3-Pointers
428
#7
OF 514
Games
874
#6
OF 514
Minutes
1,417,920
#15
OF 514
Field Goals
3,025
#23
OF 514
Free Throws
1,282
#7
OF 514
Turnovers
1,308
#5
OF 514
Fouls
2,328
Per Game Averages
#106
OF 514
PPG
8.9
#131
OF 514
RPG
3.2
#22
OF 514
APG
4.2
#30
OF 514
SPG
1.1
#53
OF 514
BPG
0.6
#56
OF 514
MPG
27.0
#49
OF 514
TOV/G
1.5
Efficiency & Percentages
#127
OF 514
FG%
47.1%
#67
OF 514
3PT%
34.1%
#30
OF 514
FT%
83.2%
#120
OF 514
True Shooting
54.6%
Career Totals
#369
OF 507
Points
65
#504
OF 507
Rebounds
0
#495
OF 507
Assists
0
#470
OF 507
Steals
0
#455
OF 507
Blocks
0
#356
OF 507
3-Pointers
0
#424
OF 507
Games
9
#507
OF 507
Minutes
0
#363
OF 507
Field Goals
27
#365
OF 507
Free Throws
11
#460
OF 507
Turnovers
0
#499
OF 507
Fouls
0
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 507
PPG
7.2
#—
OF 507
RPG
0.0
#—
OF 507
APG
0.0
#—
OF 507
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 507
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 507
MPG
0.0
#—
OF 507
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 507
FG%
52.9%
#—
OF 507
FT%
61.1%
#—
OF 507
True Shooting
55.2%
Career Totals
#460
OF 522
Points
10
#512
OF 522
Rebounds
0
#500
OF 522
Assists
0
#436
OF 522
Steals
0
#416
OF 522
Blocks
0
#350
OF 522
3-Pointers
0
#483
OF 522
Games
3
#522
OF 522
Minutes
0
#464
OF 522
Field Goals
3
#430
OF 522
Free Throws
4
#428
OF 522
Turnovers
0
#507
OF 522
Fouls
0
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 522
PPG
3.3
#—
OF 522
RPG
0.0
#—
OF 522
APG
0.0
#—
OF 522
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 522
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 522
MPG
0.0
#—
OF 522
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 522
FG%
50.0%
#—
OF 522
FT%
66.7%
#—
OF 522
True Shooting
57.9%
Career Totals
#119
OF 2,960
Points
1,571
#156
OF 2,960
Rebounds
571
#37
OF 2,960
Assists
702
#33
OF 2,960
Steals
192
#89
OF 2,960
Blocks
92
#84
OF 2,960
3-Pointers
124
#34
OF 2,960
Games
167
#65
OF 2,960
Minutes
282,540
#123
OF 2,960
Field Goals
580
#153
OF 2,960
Free Throws
287
#64
OF 2,960
Turnovers
249
#33
OF 2,960
Fouls
469
Per Game Averages
#340
OF 2,960
PPG
9.4
#388
OF 2,960
RPG
3.4
#86
OF 2,960
APG
4.2
#91
OF 2,960
SPG
1.1
#186
OF 2,960
BPG
0.6
#264
OF 2,960
MPG
28.2
#203
OF 2,960
TOV/G
1.5
Efficiency & Percentages
#222
OF 2,960
FG%
46.8%
#54
OF 2,960
3PT%
39.5%
#132
OF 2,960
FT%
82.7%
#146
OF 2,960
True Shooting
56.4%
Career Totals
#12
OF 304
Points
1,571
#15
OF 304
Rebounds
571
#4
OF 304
Assists
702
#5
OF 304
Steals
192
#9
OF 304
Blocks
92
#4
OF 304
3-Pointers
124
#5
OF 304
Games
167
#9
OF 304
Minutes
282,540
#12
OF 304
Field Goals
580
#19
OF 304
Free Throws
287
#6
OF 304
Turnovers
249
#5
OF 304
Fouls
469
Per Game Averages
#27
OF 304
PPG
9.4
#29
OF 304
RPG
3.4
#6
OF 304
APG
4.2
#8
OF 304
SPG
1.1
#14
OF 304
BPG
0.6
#20
OF 304
MPG
28.2
#13
OF 304
TOV/G
1.5
Efficiency & Percentages
#24
OF 304
FG%
46.8%
#5
OF 304
3PT%
39.5%
#3
OF 304
FT%
82.7%
#13
OF 304
True Shooting
56.4%
Michael
Cooper
Los Angeles Lakers
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